TYPE-XVII JAXA project

These jeans were born from the “TYPE-XVII JAXA project,” a collaborative project between JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE. Observation images of the Antarctic continent captured by JAXA’s climate change observation satellite “SHIKISAI” have been woven into a single piece of fabric using A-POC ABLE technology. These observation images serve as important data for confronting the various social challenges we face, such as climate change, disasters, and limited resources, while at the same time quietly conveying that the sight of Earth seen from space is astonishingly beautiful and irreplaceable. Wearing this piece brings the experience of quietly connecting a distant perspective from space with the everyday reality of the here and now.